by Rev. Steve FortenberryThere’s an important debate going on right now in Ohio’s legislature about whether to gut some good laws so that a couple of utilities can get more than their fair share of our state’s economic pie. That’s bad enough. But these efforts, as contained in a bill introduced by Sen. Seitz, SB 58, would make our air dirtier in the process. This corporate-welfare bill must be stopped.The good laws Sen. Seitz wants to trash, SB 221 passed in 2008 and Gov. Kasich’s SB 3 … [Read more...]

by Alexei Laushkin Today, if you hear my voice do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert (Hebrews 3:7-8) You meet many a Christian today who aspire to fullness of life in God, but they know something is a miss. Many earnest Christians hoping to see a change that never comes.If only I could do x better he or she says then I could be a better Christian. I was talking to somebody yesterday and they told me, “If only I was better or … [Read more...]

by Dr. Andy BannisterThe path through the trees was narrow and overgrown, meandering its way through birch, oak and elm, climbing gently as it wound its way up from the valley. A few minutes walking brought me to the ancient moss-laden wall that surrounded the forest, from which a wooden gate led out on the hillside.From there the track quickly steepened as it wound sinuously up toward the mountaintop. I paused every so often to catch my breath, turning to watch the cloud shadows chase on … [Read more...]

by Celia KiewitIt was springtime 2012, and a pair of finches built a fine nest on my patio in, of all places, a fake plastic tree. They had been sitting on four eggs for the past month. Knowing they were about to hatch, I stayed away as much as possible and prayed all would be well with the little feathered family.Apparently one night the wind blew hard enough to knock the tree over. I didn’t discover this until noon the next day. Four little guys had been dumped out on the lawn and were … [Read more...]

You won't hear young evangelicals talk about polar bears when they talk about climate change. You won't hear them talk about cool trends, big government, or anything else like that. Instead you'll hear them talk about they need for Christians to see these issues through a biblical lens.Check out this video featuring Collin Whitsett (it’s 12 of 12 on the playlist), who currently is traveling the world but is based out of Hastings, Nebraska, is an alum of the environmental studies program at So … [Read more...]

Listen in as Alexei talks with Ruston Seaman President & CEO of New Vision: Empowering People, Repowering Community. Ruston is also the pastor of Peoples Pastor Church in Philippi, West Virginia, West Virginia. Learn how New Vision got started through the innovative entrepreneurial activity of John Prusa.New Vision is a Christian Community Development Organization working to ReEnergize Communities. It evolved from a rich 50 year history of ministry and development in rural communities in … [Read more...]

Today we spent a full day visiting Fombe village in the Chickhwawa district. We met with many of the families (all farmers) and learned a lot about how they are trying to adapt to the changing and uncertain rainfall. We heard story after story of farmers telling us that before the rains used to come in October now they come in December. Here's a group of us in Fombe village today.When the rains do come they come in downpours leading to significant flooding problems in the surrounding … [Read more...]